This just recently in the news: a psychic tells an EA that a girl in her class whose name begins with a "V" is being abused. The EA tells the school authorities who in turn call in the Children's Aid. Oh yes, the girl in question is autistic and non-verbal.
These are our educational leaders making these kinds of judgment calls. I can understand that we had better be safe than sorry when it comes to the topic of abuse of children. But I cannot understand anyone, never mind an educator, acting like this on the word of a psychic. The mother of the autistic child is withholding the child from school for the time being.
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2008/06/18/5910691-sun.html
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Nice to see you posting again. :-) Anyway, I have been working in the educational system for 15 years and am no longer baffled by anything that goes on there.
I do however get surprised by things every now and then. Like this story you posted. Just when you think you've seen it all ... wow.
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